"unable to load manifest file" error

Hi everyone!

I am just trying to open "Model Viewer", but then I get that error saying:

"unable to load manifest file" - scripts/game_sounds_manifest.txt

Btw, this only happens when I have selected the HL2:Ep1 engine version and HL2-DM. If I select HL2 instead of HL2-DM then it doesn't spit that error, but it doesn't open Model Viewer either.
It works fine if I select the Orange Box engine v. though.
It seems this problem is very specific to HL2-DM

I have already tried "Refreshing SDK Content" and "Reset Game Configurations" from the Source SDK window without avail

Any ideas?

I have no idea how to extract files from the gfc files, so in case you suggest that please explain how

Thanks in advance,

DPC

javierdl said:
Hi everyone!

I am just trying to open "Model Viewer", but then I get that error saying:

"unable to load manifest file" - scripts/game_sounds_manifest.txt

Btw, this only happens when I have selected the HL2:Ep1 engine version and HL2-DM. If I select HL2 instead of HL2-DM then it doesn't spit that error, but it doesn't open Model Viewer either.
It works fine if I select the Orange Box engine v. though.
It seems this problem is very specific to HL2-DM

I have already tried "Refreshing SDK Content" and "Reset Game Configurations" from the Source SDK window without avail

Any ideas?

I have no idea how to extract files from the gfc files, so in case you suggest that please explain how

Thanks in advance,

DPC

Hey there,

I'm not very experienced with the game_sounds_manifest.txt file, but I also had some issues with it.
Though it had nothing to do with Source SDK.

Anyways, you could try to make a backup of the file and delete it afterwards.
The file is either in the Source SDK Folder (ex. C:/Steam/steamapps/[username]/sourcesdk) or in a game directory like HL2DM ((ex. C:/Steam/steamapps/[username]/half-life 2 deathmatch)

Next, open up the Source SDK and try again.

If you're having troubles finding the file, try to use the windows' search thingy.

Please let us now if it worked

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Thanks for the advice Niborious
Unfortunately I can't do it, simply because the file (game_sounds_manifest.txt) in question is not around - I did perform a search in my steamapps folder.

What next?

JDL

Can't say I've had this problem before or know how to fix it. Try a google search and see what comes up if you haven't already.

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According to some posts out there this file is supposed to be in here:

C:\Program Files\steamapps\username\half-life 2 deathmatch\hl2mp\scripts

• for some strange reason "" (dashes) are not showing above

But the only file I have there is: weapon_bugbait.ctx

It has today's date, I wonder if it has something to do with the disappearance of my other file

Some people were advising to extract it from the respective GCF file. Except I don't know how to

I found one of these files in a diff folder though, here:
Little Office is/was an experimental mod I had started earlier.

C:\Program Files\steamapps\SourceMods\little_office\scripts

game_sounds_manifest
{
    "precache_file"        "scripts/game_sounds.txt"
    "precache_file"        "scripts/game_sounds_ui.txt"
    "precache_file"        "scripts/game_sounds_player.txt"

    // Weapon sounds
    "precache_file"        "scripts/game_sounds_weapons.txt"
    "precache_file"        "scripts/game_sounds_weapons_ep2.txt"

    // HL2 World, Ambient Generic, Items, Physics, Vehicles
    "precache_file"        "scripts/game_sounds_world.txt"
    "precache_file"        "scripts/game_sounds_ambient_generic.txt"
    "precache_file"        "scripts/game_sounds_items.txt"
    "precache_file"        "scripts/game_sounds_physics.txt"
    "precache_file"        "scripts/game_sounds_vehicles.txt"

    // E3 level sounds
    "precache_file"        "scripts/level_sounds_e3_c17.txt"
    "precache_file"        "scripts/level_sounds_e3_town.txt"
    "precache_file"        "scripts/level_sounds_e3_bugbait.txt"

    // Episodic content sounds
    "precache_file"        "scripts/npc_sounds_alyx_episodic.txt"
    "precache_file"        "scripts/npc_sounds_strider_episodic.txt"
    "precache_file"        "scripts/npc_sounds_strider_episodic2.txt"
    "precache_file"        "scripts/npc_sounds_turret_episodic.txt"
    "precache_file"        "scripts/npc_sounds_soldier_episodic.txt"
    "precache_file"        "scripts/npc_sounds_ministrider_episodic.txt"
    "precache_file"        "scripts/npc_sounds_roller_episodic.txt"
    "precache_file"        "scripts/npc_sounds_combine_ball_episodic.txt"
    "precache_file"        "scripts/npc_sounds_citizen_episodic.txt"
    "precache_file"        "scripts/npc_sounds_citizen_episodic2.txt"
    "precache_file"        "scripts/npc_sounds_citizen_ep1.txt"
    "precache_file"        "scripts/npc_sounds_zombine.txt"
    "precache_file"        "scripts/npc_sounds_dog_episodic.txt"
    "precache_file"        "scripts/npc_sounds_antlion_episodic.txt"
    "precache_file"        "scripts/npc_sounds_antlionguard_episodic.txt"
    "precache_file"        "scripts/npc_sounds_antlionguard_episodic2.txt"
    "precache_file"        "scripts/npc_sounds_advisor.txt"
    "precache_file"        "scripts/npc_sounds_advisor_episodic2.txt"
    "precache_file"        "scripts/npc_sounds_hunter.txt"
    "precache_file"        "scripts/npc_sounds_antlion_grub_episodic.txt"
    "precache_file"        "scripts/npc_sounds_attackheli_episodic2.txt"
    "precache_file"        "scripts/npc_sounds_fastzombie_episodic2.txt"
    "precache_file"        "scripts/game_sounds_addendum_ep2.txt"

    "precache_file"        "scripts/level_sounds_music_episodic.txt"
    "precache_file"        "scripts/level_sounds_music_episodic2.txt"
    "precache_file"        "scripts/game_sounds_weapons_episodic.txt"
    "precache_file"        "scripts/level_voices_episode_01.txt"
    "precache_file"        "scripts/level_sounds_aftermath_episodic.txt"
    "precache_file"        "scripts/level_sounds_outland_episodic.txt"
    "precache_file"        "scripts/level_sounds_c17_02a.txt"

    "precache_file"        "scripts/level_voices_episode_02.txt"
    "precache_file"        "scripts/game_sounds_vehicles_ep2.txt"

    // EP2 content sounds
    "precache_file"        "scripts/game_sounds_physics_ep2.txt"

    // Game level sounds
    "precache_file"        "scripts/level_sounds_eli_lab.txt"
    "precache_file"        "scripts/level_sounds_trainyard.txt"
    "precache_file"        "scripts/level_sounds_k_lab.txt"
    "precache_file"        "scripts/level_sounds_k_lab2.txt"
    "precache_file"        "scripts/level_sounds_coast.txt"
    "precache_file"        "scripts/level_sounds_novaprospekt.txt"
    "precache_file"        "scripts/level_sounds_streetwar.txt"
    "precache_file"        "scripts/level_sounds_streetwar2.txt"
    "precache_file"        "scripts/level_sounds_breencast.txt"
    "precache_file"        "scripts/level_sounds_citadel.txt"
    "precache_file"        "scripts/level_sounds_canals.txt"
    "precache_file"        "scripts/level_sounds_ravenholm.txt"
    "precache_file"        "scripts/level_sounds_ravenholm2.txt"
    "precache_file"        "scripts/level_sounds_canals2.txt"

    //Music Tracks
    "precache_file"        "scripts/level_sounds_music.txt"

    // NPC Sounds
    "precache_file"        "scripts/npc_sounds_eli.txt"
    "precache_file"        "scripts/npc_sounds_alyx.txt"
    "precache_file"        "scripts/npc_sounds_dog.txt"
    "precache_file"        "scripts/npc_sounds_citizen.txt"
    "precache_file"        "scripts/npc_sounds_barney.txt"
    "precache_file"        "scripts/npc_sounds_soldier.txt"
    "precache_file"        "scripts/npc_sounds_strider.txt"
    "precache_file"        "scripts/npc_sounds_zombie.txt"
    "precache_file"        "scripts/npc_sounds_vortigaunt.txt"
    "precache_file"        "scripts/npc_sounds_turret.txt"
    "precache_file"        "scripts/npc_sounds_scanner.txt"
    "precache_file"        "scripts/npc_sounds_rollermine.txt"
    "precache_file"        "scripts/npc_sounds_poisonzombie.txt"
    "precache_file"        "scripts/npc_sounds_metropolice.txt"
       "precache_file"        "scripts/npc_sounds_combinecamera.txt"
    "precache_file"        "scripts/npc_sounds_manhack.txt"
    "precache_file"        "scripts/npc_sounds_ichthyosaur.txt"
    "precache_file"        "scripts/npc_sounds_blackheadcrab.txt"
    "precache_file"        "scripts/npc_sounds_fastheadcrab.txt"
    "precache_file"        "scripts/npc_sounds_headcrab.txt"
    "precache_file"        "scripts/npc_sounds_fastzombie.txt"
    "precache_file"        "scripts/npc_sounds_birds.txt"
    "precache_file"        "scripts/npc_sounds_gunship.txt"
    "precache_file"        "scripts/npc_sounds_dropship.txt"
    "precache_file"        "scripts/npc_sounds_barnacle.txt"
    "precache_file"        "scripts/npc_sounds_attackheli.txt"
    "precache_file"        "scripts/npc_sounds_antlionguard.txt"
    "precache_file"        "scripts/npc_sounds_antlion.txt"
    "precache_file"        "scripts/npc_sounds_env_headcrabcanister.txt"
    "precache_file"        "scripts/npc_sounds_combine_ball.txt"
    "precache_file"        "scripts/npc_sounds_combine_mine.txt"
    "precache_file"        "scripts/npc_sounds_sniper.txt"
    "precache_file"        "scripts/npc_sounds_stalker.txt"
    "precache_file"        "scripts/npc_sounds_gman.txt"
       "precache_file"        "scripts/npc_sounds_combine_cannon.txt"
    "precache_file"        "scripts/npc_sounds_alyx_episodic2.txt"
    "precache_file"        "scripts/npc_sounds_turret_episodic2.txt"
}

Judging by all these sound files above, I guess I should have a similar number of files in the Deatchmatch scripts folder too, not just the manifest. After all, it seems the manifest has to load all these files once loaded, right?

So maybe my next question is: how to extract these files from the GCF file?

THanks again guys,

DPC

Well, I managed to extract the scripts from the GCF file with Crafty

Problem is, among all those files I extracted, non is "game_sounds_manifest.txt"!!! Go figure!

weapon_bugbait.ctx
game.txt
game_sounds_player.txt
game_sounds_weapons.txt
GameServerConfig.vdf
HudAnimations.txt
HudLayout.res
kb_act.lst
kb_def.lst
kb_keys.lst
launcher.txt
LauncherScheme.res
mod_textures.txt
soundscapes_labs.txt
soundscapes_manifest.txt
soundscapes_streetwar.txt
soundscapes_strike.txt
weapon_357.ctx
weapon_ar2.ctx
weapon_crossbow.ctx
weapon_crowbar.ctx
weapon_cubemap.txt
weapon_frag.ctx
weapon_physcannon.ctx
weapon_pistol.ctx
weapon_rpg.ctx
weapon_shotgun.ctx
weapon_slam.ctx
weapon_smg1.ctx
weapon_stunstick.ctx

Model Viewer opens ok now!

I still didn't find the "arguably missing file". All I did was run HL2:Ep1
I had it installed, but I never run it since I re-installed it.

So there you go.

JDL

hmm, that would make sense, because now games like HL2 DM and SCC and DOD, all run off of the EP1 engine, and you have to run that game in order for their relative SDK content to load properly. Hmm, nice find.

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javierdl said:
Model Viewer opens ok now!

I still didn't find the "arguably missing file". All I did was run HL2:Ep1
I had it installed, but I never run it since I re-installed it.

So there you go.

JDL

Ok good to know, have fun with the model viewer!

"javierdl" said:

• for some strange reason "" (dashes) are not showing above

That is something that we (well Larchy actually) were trying to fix for a long time. The '/' icon should work though

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